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March 29, 2015

COCOS Is. (Costa Rica)

C180: se-tenant block - this lovely marine life issue features reef species native to the coasts of Cocos Island, a Pacific isle dedicated a national park by Costa Rica

March 26, 2015

COOK Is.

15c: this WWF issue shows the Rarotonga Monarch Flycatcher, an endemic species found only in the Cook Is.

GRENADA

$1.25: this marine life issue features the Graysby

FR. POLYNESIA

50fr: this 1986 issue shows the carving of a traditional pirogue in the style of the ancient sea-faring Polynesian explorers

March 22, 2015

ICELAND

Kr90: this 1993 scenic issue shows a northern sunset over an iceberg-filled basic

March 17, 2015

MONTSERRAT

$3.50: an adult Purple-throated Carib at the nest with young

March 7, 2015

NEW CALEDONIA

160fr: the ordination of Melanesian priests is seen on this 1996 issue

March 5, 2015

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

$1: this musical issue celebrates the tradition of lyrical Parang songs, and the instruments that make them come to life

March 2, 2015

PAPUA NEW GUINEA

50t: this issue celebrates Chinese relations with PNG, and features a dragon parade, typical of Chinese new year

March 1, 2015

TONGA

T$1.50: this marine life high value issue shows the Humpback Whale, which ranges widely across the Pacific

February 28, 2015

SOLOMON Is.

$2: the Rainbow Lorikeet is pictured on this mid value of a birds definitive series

February 21, 2015

WALLIS & FUTUNA

65fr: this 2013 issue shows a typical noontime island seascape

February 16, 2015

SEYCHELLES

R2.25 and R5: this colorful issue shows the Seychelles Flying Fox (a fruit bat) eating from a fig tree at dusk and roosting while hanging from a branch during the day

PALAU

44c: this airmail birds issue features two local white-eye species endemic to Palau

CAYMAN IS.

10c: this se-tenant pair features the Fulvous Hairstreak and the Atala Butterfly

February 14, 2015

Br. VIRGIN Is.

12c: this birds issue features the eggs and nest of the Red-Necked Pigeon, a widespread Caribbean species

February 10, 2015

SOUTH GEORGIA & S. SANDWICH Is.

35p: the HMS Castor of 1886 is featured on this shipping issue

February 8, 2015

PITCAIRN

$2: this shipping issue shows a replica of the Bounty, famed for the mutiny that led to the colonization of Pitcairn

February 7, 2015

SAMOA

18s: this cultural issue shows an islander rowing a traditional Pao Pao canoe

MALDIVES

R7: this lovely butterfly issue features a Bhutanitis Swallowtail

MICRONESIA

2c: this low value of a definitive bird series shows the tiny forest bird known as the Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

February 6, 2015

ICELAND

65k: this 1998 Europa issue shows the Icelandic flag and local historical monuments

GRENADA

70c: this lovely Audubon issue features a painting of a pair of Hooded Warblersbir

January 11, 2015

NIUE

30c: this cultural issue show a carving of Tangaroa from the Cook Islands